While exploring the ocean in a deep-sea submersible, scientists say they discovered a flourishing ecosystem capable of ...

The bumpy snailfish is one of three newly identified deep-sea snailfish species described by MBARI collaborators at SUNY ...

Deep-sea fossils have long fascinated scientists, offering glimpses into the ancient past and revealing the mysteries of ...

For Les Watling, ecologist and professor emeritus at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, the name for a new species of ...

The coral, named Iridogorgia chewbacca, is known for its long, flexible branches and shiny surface. The species earned its nickname because the coral’s “hairy” looking branches and upright, ...

A team of researchers, including an expert from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, discovered a new species of deep-sea coral ...

In the mysterious depths of the ocean, hydrothermal vents serve as unique ecosystems that harbor extraordinary life forms.

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A new species living at extreme ocean depths in Monterey Bay Canyon was discovered by researchers with ...

The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute employed an underwater robot to discover new deep sea snailfish species.

But after years of meticulous research, teams of scientists, including MBARI senior scientist Steven Haddock, who led that ...

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, in collaboration with SUNY Geneseo, has announced the discovery of three new ...

A new “hairy” deep-sea coral species has been named after Chewbacca. Researchers were reminded of the Star Wars character after the discovery in the tropical western Pacific. The coral, named ...